New Market Study “Production and Market of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in China” Now Available at MarketPublishers.com

08 Sep 2011 • by Natalie Aster

LONDON – DHA has been a popular scientific and market issue since 1993 when World Health Organization stated good recommendations on its use. Fish oil acts as the primery source for DHA, however since the material can now be obtained from microalgae, the letter form is more preferable as a material of better quality and higher safety.

Recent years have been extremely fruitful for the Chinese microalgal DHA market. Backed up by the increasing demand level the industry has been expanding its capacity with a CAGR of 23% during 2007 – 2010. However microalgal DHA industry is still lagging behind despite the booming growth. It rests at the initial development stage which can hardly compete with the ever-developing technologies of the advanced countries.

1 OVERVIEW OF DHA INDUSTRY IN CHINA1.1 Brief introduction to DHA 1.2 Development environment of DHA industry in China

2 PRODUCTION SITUATION OF DHA IN CHINA2.1 Current production situation of DHA in China 2.1.1 Production situation of DHA, 2007-2010 2.1.2 Major producers and distributors 2.1.2.1 Major producers 2.1.2.2 Major distributors 2.2 Price 2.3 Raw material supply 2.4 Technology 2.4.1 Introduction of the production technology 2.4.2 Comparison between different production technologies

3 CONSUMPTION OF DHA IN CHINA3.1 Overview of DHA consumption 3.2 DHA consumption in major end use segments

4 FORECAST ON DHA IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN CHINA4.1 Influencing factors 4.1.1 Drivers 4.1.2 Barriers